The Hillier Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 34-1818989

Foundation Overview

Based in Akron, OH, The Hillier Family Foundation has awarded 172 grants totaling $9,154,514 to organizations in Ohio, Kentucky and 4 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $1,005,000, with a median award of $10,000.

Latest Tax Year
2022
Total Giving (all years)
$9,154,514
Total Assets
$0
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
108
Median Grant
$27,500
% Median Grant Growth
+450% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 65%

70 of 108 recipients (65%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
Ohio

95% of all grants are concentrated in Ohio, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Akron (28%), Medina (13%), Sharon Center (12%).

Funding Trajectory
+3124%

Strong 3124% growth in annual giving over 2 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (33%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Hillier Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Access The Arts $10,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Achievement Centers For Children $5,000 Highland Hills, OH, US Social Services 2022
Akron Blind Center $50,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Akron Canton Regional Foodbank $5,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Akron Symphony Orchestra $50,000 Akron, OH, US Art & Cultural 2022
Akron Zoo $60,000 Akron, OH, US Education 2022
Allice Lloyd College $1,005,000 Pippa Passes, KY, US Education 2022
Alternative Paths Inc $18,290 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
American Printing House $25,000 Louisville, KY, US Social Services 2022
Aunt Susie's Cancer Wellness Center $10,000 North Canton, OH, US Social Services 2022
Autism Society Of Greater Akron $24,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Battered Women's Shelter $450,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Berea College $50,000 Berea, KY, US Education 2022
Brunswick Rotary Foundation Inc $35,000 Brunswick, OH, US Health 2022
Casa (court Appointed Special Advocates) $40,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Child Guidance & Family Solutions $15,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Children's Hospital Medical Center $5,000 Akron, OH, US Education 2022
Cliffside Artists Collaborative $15,000 Hinckley, OH, US Education 2022
Coleman Professional Services Inc $10,000 Kent, OH, US Social Services 2022
Community Akron Wayne & Medina Counties $30,000 Wooster, OH, US Social Services 2022
Conservancy For C V National Park $375,000 Penninsula, OH, US Education 2022
Crown Pointe Ecology Center $20,000 Bath, OH, US Education 2022
Cuyahoga Falls Partnership For Parks $55,000 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US Art & Cultural 2022
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center $50,000 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US Education 2022
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad $10,000 Peninsula, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Direction Home Akron Canton $25,000 Uniontown, OH, US Social Services 2022
Family & Community Services Inc - Valor Home $8,000 Akron, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Family Promise Of Summit County $45,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
First United Methodist Church $30,000 Akron, OH, US Religious 2022
Girls On The Run Of Northeast Ohio $5,000 Brecksville, OH, US Health 2022
Good Neighbors Inc $25,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Grace Baptist Church $35,000 Kent, OH, US Religious 2022
Grace House $6,000 Akron, OH, US Health 2022
Granger Townhip Volunteer Firemens $60,000 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Habitat For Humanity Of Medina County $50,000 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Habitat For Humanity Of Summit County $160,000 Akron, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary $310,000 Ravenna, OH, US Social Services 2022
Haven Of Rest $10,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Helmets To Hardhats $7,000 Washington, DC, US Education 2022
Highland Community Support Network $14,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Social Services 2022
Humane Society Of Summit County $5,000 Twingsburg, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
International Institute Of Akron $50,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Katie's Krops $6,000 Summerville, SC, US Education 2022
Lafayette Township Fire Department $50,000 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Love Inc $20,000 Medina, OH, US Social Services 2022
Meals On Wheels $15,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Social Services 2022
Medina County 4h Poultry Committee $10,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Education 2022
Medina County Fire Chiefs Association $150,000 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Medina County Historical Society $1,485 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Medina County Historical Society $3,420 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Medina County Veterans Memorial Fund $8,000 Brunswick, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Medina County Veterans Memorial Hall $50,000 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Medina Creative Housing $130,000 Medina, OH, US Social Services 2022
Menokin Foundation $2,000 Warsaw, VA, US Education 2022
Mt Zwingli United Church $30,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Religious 2022
National Alliance On Mental Illness $200,000 Akron, OH, US Education 2022
Newbridge Place $38,500 Lodi, OH, US Social Services 2022
Ohio Norhern University $150,000 Ada, OH, US Education 2022
Ohio Wesleyan University $200,000 Delaware, OH, US Education 2022
Open M $18,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Pbs Western Reserve $200,000 Kent, OH, US Education 2022
Perry Helping Perry $5,000 Canton, OH, US Social Services 2022
Project Learn Of Medina County $25,000 Medina, OH, US Education 2022
Recovery Center Of Medina County $40,000 Medina, OH, US Education 2022
Safety Forces Support Center $50,000 Akron, OH, US Health 2022
Santa's Hide-a-way Hallow $50,000 Middlefield, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Save Ohio Strays $5,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Seville-gilford Fire Association $102,355 Seville, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Sharon Camp $10,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Religious 2022
Sharon Center United Methodist Church $30,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Religious 2022
Sharon Community Trusts $210,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Sharon Community Trusts $3,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Sharon Township Firefighters Association $100,500 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Sharon Township Heritage Society $5,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Sharon Womens Club $60,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Education 2022
Shelter Care $100,000 Tallmadge, OH, US Social Services 2022
South Akron Youth Mentorship $2,000 Akron, OH, US Education 2022
Spencer Community Enrichment Association $5,500 Spencer, OH, US Social Services 2022
Spencer Firemens' Association $6,000 Spencer, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
St Luke Lutheran Community $500,000 North Canton, OH, US Social Services 2022
St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church $30,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Religious 2022
Stark State College Foundation $60,000 North Canton, OH, US Education 2022
Stewart's Caring Place $175,000 Fairlawn, OH, US Social Services 2022
Stow Monroe Falls High School $3,014 Stow, OH, US Education 2022
Summit Christian School $800,000 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US Education 2022
Take A Kid Fishing Inc $25,000 Mulberry, FL, US Education 2022
The Center For Applied Drama And Autism $5,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
The Children's Center Of Medina County $5,000 Medina, OH, US Social Services 2022
The Columbus Foundation $25,000 Columbus, OH, US Education 2022
The Highland Community Support Network $12,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Social Services 2022
The Highland Foundation $5,000 Medina, OH, US Education 2022
The Holden Arboretum $200,000 Kirtland, OH, US Education 2022
The Lettuce Work Foundation Inc $45,000 New Albany, OH, US Social Services 2022
The Littlest Heroes $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Health 2022
The Peter Maurin Center $6,000 Hudson, OH, US Social Services 2022
The Salvation Army Of Wadsworth $170,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Education 2022
The Salvation Army Of Wadsworth $220,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
The Society $106,000 Seville, OH, US Social Services 2022
The Village Of St Edward Foundation $600,000 Fairlawn, OH, US Health 2022
Trinity United Church Of Christ $30,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Religious 2022
Tuesday Musical Association $30,000 Akron, OH, US Education 2022
Vantage Aging $100,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Victim Assistance Program $5,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2022
Victory Gallop $5,000 Bath, OH, US Social Services 2022
Wadsworth Fish $5,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Social Services 2022
Wadsworth Soprema Senior Center $30,350 Wadsworth, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Western Reserve Historical Society $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Westfield Fire And Rescue District $20,000 Westfield Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2022
Access The Arts $5,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Philanthropic 2021
Akron Blind Center $650 Akron, OH, US Philanthropic 2021
Akron Blind Center $15,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2021
Akron Canton Regional Foodbank $5,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2021
Allice Lloyd College $5,000 Pippa Passes, KY, US Education 2021
Autism Society Of Greater Akron $5,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2021
Battered Womens Shelter $15,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2021
Child Guidance & Family Solutions $10,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2021
Children's Hospital Medical Center $1,000 Akron, OH, US Philanthropic 2021
Crown Pointe Ecology Center $4,000 Bath, OH, US Education 2021
First United Methodist Church $5,000 Akron, OH, US Religious 2021
Girls On The Run Of Northeast Ohio $5,000 Brecksville, OH, US Health 2021
Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary $16,000 Ravenna, OH, US Philanthropic 2021
Haven Of Rest $3,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2021
Highland Community Support Network $4,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Social Services 2021
Little Heroes $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US Health 2021
Medina Creative Housing $6,500 Medina, OH, US Social Services 2021
National Alliance On Mental Illness $5,000 Akron, OH, US Education 2021
Ohio Masonic Home Foundation $15,000 Springfield, OH, US Philanthropic 2021
Open M $10,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2021
Recovery Center Of Medina County $10,000 Medina, OH, US Education 2021
Sharon Community Trusts $3,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2021
Sharon Township Heritage Society $4,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2021
Sharon Womens Club $10,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Education 2021
Shelter Care $30,000 Tallmadge, OH, US Social Services 2021
St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church $4,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Religious 2021
Stewart's Caring Place $5,500 Fairlawn, OH, US Social Services 2021
Summit Christian School $10,000 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US Education 2021
The Children's Center Of Medina County $5,000 Medina, OH, US Social Services 2021
The Highland Foundation $5,000 Medina, OH, US Education 2021
The Salvation Army Of Wadsworth $10,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Philanthropic 2021
The Salvation Army Of Wadsworth $50,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Education 2021
Vantage Aging $10,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2021
Access The Arts $7,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Philanthropic 2020
Achievement Centers For Children $5,000 Highland Hills, OH, US Social Services 2020
Akron Blind Center $15,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2020
Akron Canton Regional Foodbank $10,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2020
Allice Lloyd College $5,000 Pippa Passes, KY, US Education 2020
Autism Society Of Greater Akron $5,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2020
Battered Womens Shelter $16,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2020
Cliffside Artists Collaborative $5,400 Hinckley, OH, US Social Services 2020
Crown Pointe Ecology Center $3,500 Bath, OH, US Education 2020
Family Promise Of Summit County $5,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2020
First United Methodist Church $5,000 Akron, OH, US Religious 2020
Girls On The Run Of Northeast Ohio $1,000 Brecksville, OH, US Health 2020
Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary $5,000 Ravenna, OH, US Philanthropic 2020
Medina County 4h Poultry Committee $2,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Education 2020
Medina County Veterans Memorial Hall $22,000 Medina, OH, US Philanthropic 2020
National Alliance On Mental Illness $5,000 Akron, OH, US Education 2020
Newbridge Place $5,000 Lodi, OH, US Social Services 2020
Recovery Center Of Medina County $5,800 Medina, OH, US Education 2020
Sharon Community Trusts $3,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2020
Sharon Township Firefighters Association $500 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2020
Sharon Township Heritage Society $3,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Philanthropic 2020
Sharon Womens Club $10,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Education 2020
St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church $4,000 Sharon Center, OH, US Religious 2020
Stewart's Caring Place $5,500 Fairlawn, OH, US Social Services 2020
Stow Monroe Falls High School $3,000 Stow, OH, US Education 2020
Summit Christian School $12,750 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US Education 2020
The Highland Foundation $5,000 Medina, OH, US Education 2020
The Salvation Army Of Wadsworth $10,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Philanthropic 2020
The Salvation Army Of Wadsworth $60,000 Wadsworth, OH, US Education 2020
Vantage Aging $10,000 Akron, OH, US Social Services 2020
Whitehawk Ranch $12,000 Copley, OH, US Social Services 2020

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Hillier Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 34-1818989
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 6335 Akron, OH 44312-0335

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Hillier Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President & Trustee Diane L Snider
Vp/treasurer & Trustee Christina J Prince

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.